U23 League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Ayuso kicked off to start the match. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Ayuso in the 3rd minute of play. Nikola Portner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Ayuso, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Hilhorst came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikola Portner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Vingegaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Nikola Portner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Vingegaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilco Keldermans in the 19th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Espen Steelers's Nikola Portner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simon Hilhorst in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Lenny Rubin hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Schmid came free, but César Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Einstein in the 27th minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albert Einstein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without César Sousa having to interfere. César Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomone Weber in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Ayuso in the 45th minute of play forced Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by Espen Steelers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luuk Theunissen was slow to take the kick. During this time Decathlon Dudes's players had a chance to rest. Decathlon Dudes's Luuk Theunissen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nikola Portner in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andy Schmid stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Juan Ayuso hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilco Keldermans in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nikola Portner saved Espen Steelers from getting behind. In the 70th minute of the match, Simon Hilhorst tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nikola Portner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 78th minute Juan Ayuso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikola Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute, Mauro Aebi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Espen Steelers's Henri Schwersenz was substituted for Mauro Aebi. In the 80th match minute, Espen Steelers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Aebi to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Decathlon Dudes's goal looked a bit too open when Salomone Weber came free, but César Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Einstein in the 83rd minute of play forced Decathlon Dudes's goalkeeper César Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilco Keldermans got free with Nikola Portner in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikola Portner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Ayuso in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Wilco Keldermans hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salomone Weber during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Espen Steelers's Salomone Weber got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goalkeeper Nikola Portner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilco Keldermans. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.